Tag: Federal Reserve
Dollar Falls against Yen on Weak Jobs Data
The markets are fully feeling the impact of last Friday's disappointing jobs data, as today the U.S. dollar...
Federal Reserve Probing Banks for Possible Forex Fixing
The Federal Reserve is investigating whether traders at the world’s biggest banks rigged benchmark currency rates, raising the...
Stocks Rise on Weak Jobs Numbers
Today's disappointing jobs numbers led to hope for the markets, as investors speculate that the poor data could...
Fed Minutes Lead to Lowered Stocks
U.S. stocks today fell after minutes from the Federal Reserve revealed Fed officials remain worried about risks to...
Senate Approves Yellen to Become Fed Chair
The U.S. Senate voted 56-26 to confirm Janet Yellen as the successor to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Fed Comments Lower Stocks for Second Session of New Year
The S&P has fallen for a second consecutive session to begin 2014 thanks to comments from outgoing Federal...
Senate sets Monday Vote on Janet Yellen to Head Fed
Janet Yellen moved toward final approval as the Federal Reserve's next chair after the U.S. Senate set a...
Gold Rises to Two-Week High as Equities Soften
Gold gained again today as it rose more than 1 percent to hit a two-week high. Weakness in...
U.S. Dollar Hits Best Daily Gain in Five Months
Thanks to good economic data, including high U.S. factory activity, which raised speculation that the Federal Reserve will...
Gold Rings in New Year with Gain
Physical buying boosted gold almost 2% higher today.